Articles tagged "BYD"

BYD's Yangwang brand seems to be very busy working on a new luxury executive sedan, which is allegedly internally codenamed Hu. Yangwang is BYD's premium luxury brand in China, so this makes perfect sense. The upcoming car has been spotted on the...

The original hot hatchback philosophy never had anything to do with raw horsepower - but everything to do with chucking a light, squared-off box through tight city roundabouts. When the BYD Seagull first arrived in early 2023, it captured that exact...

For the past couple of years, Fang Cheng Bao was the brand you associated with squared-off, boulder-crawling plug-in beasts - a sub-brand built specifically to pull wealthy outdoor hobbyists away from their Land Cruisers and Defenders. Yet here we...

If you live in the West, then you've been told that building a genuinely compelling, long-range electric vehicle on a budget is about as realistic as finding a unicorn in a supermarket. Legacy automakers blame battery costs, supply chain...

There is an old rule on the racetrack: when the chicane gets dangerously busy and every car around you starts swapping paint, the smartest driver looks for clear asphalt out wide. It is simple and effective. Right now, China's domestic electric...

Today at the Chengdu Auto Show, BYD showcased the third-generation Tang SUV, which is an important model because it's meant to revitalize the sales of the Tang series, together with the bigger Da Tang (Great Tang). The new Tang is a five-seat...

Only three years ago, if you wanted four figures of driving range, you had to drag an internal combustion engine along for the ride. When BYD launched the original Denza N8 back in 2023, the electric variant came with a respectable 108.8 kWh battery...

Every time a manufacturer promises a bargain EV, we usually end up with hollow plastic doors, anemic powertrains, and infotainment screens smaller than a retro handheld gaming console (Dacia Spring anyone?). But in China, the story seems to be...

Japan's kei car segment has long been an impenetrable automotive fortress. Suzuki, Daihatsu, Honda, and Nissan have guarded this hyper-regulated, quirky micro-universe like a Holy Grail. Foreign auto execs looked at Japan's strict dimension rules,...

Ever since electric cars stepped out of the golf-cart realm, we've been promised that the miracle battery was just around the corner. You know the pitch - the power pack that weighs next to nothing, charges before you can finish a sandwich, and...

Every time an automaker promises a holy grail technology that will magically vanish range anxiety, my cynical petrolhead instincts take the better of me. We have been hearing about solid-state batteries for what feels like a lifetime - hyped as the...

BYD's sub-brand Denza opened up the Z9S pre-orders in China starting at CNY 319,800 (~$47,000) and promises record-breaking cruise range on a single charge - 684 miles. But that's the top-tier model with a huge 102.3 kWh battery, and the range...

If you still think electric vehicles are only good for urban commuting or frantic dashes between highway fast-chargers, China has been changing that perspective for a while now. We are witnessing an absolute arms race of capacity and road presence....

Chinese automaker BYD is expanding its lineup again. This time it is a new B-class Qin Max electric sedan. This fresh model is focused on younger consumers who want modern styling with the latest fast charging technology. As automakers fight for...

The historic Goodwood Festival of Speed usually celebrates classic gasoline engines, but Chinese automaker BYD is changing the narrative for 2026. The company is building its largest exhibition stand in the history of the event to showcase its...

Denza, the premium sub-brand of Chinese automotive giant BYD, has filed technical specifications for its upcoming flagship model during the domestic vehicle approval process. Named the Denza Z, this new high-performance EV completely abandons the...

A couple of days ago, BYD released some camo shots of its upcoming Da Han sedan, and today the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published the car's official certification for sales in the country. This has outed the...

BYD announced the rollout of its first Flash Chargers in Europe, capable of charging EVs in just 5 minutes. The company introduced its first chargers in the UK and Germany and promised to build 3,000 chargers across Europe and 300 across the UK by...

Chinese vehicle manufacturer BYD is almost ready to launch its first D-class flagship sedan under its popular Dynasty series. Lu Tian, the general manager of the sales division for the Dynasty lineup, published the first official images of the new...

The global EV market is in a constant state of flux as international brands adjust their strategies. Chinese automotive giant BYD is taking a big step by introducing a brand-new model called the Dolphin G, but unlike previous vehicles that the...